Rambus Loses, Jurors Let Loose after Five Months

Big news from the West Coast: A California jury delivered a major legal defeat to chip tech company Rambus in its $4 billion antitrust case against Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor.

Before we go any further, let’s pause on one aspect of this case that really got us going: The 12-member jury reached its decision after more than eight weeks of deliberation. Yes, they had several days off in that time, but still. Extraordinary. The trial in San Francisco County Superior Court, by the way, was a spry three months. . .